(1747) Wright

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Asteroid
(1747) Wright
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 1.7092  AU
eccentricity 0.1103
Perihelion - aphelion 1.5206 AU - 1.8978 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.416 °
Sidereal period 2.23 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 6.35 km
Albedo 0.2005
Rotation period 5.3 h
Absolute brightness 13,378 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Sl
history
Explorer C. A. Wirtanen
Date of discovery July 14, 1947
Another name 1947 NH
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(1747) Wright is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 July 1947 by the American astronomer Carl A. Wirtanen at Lick Observatory was discovered.

The asteroid was named after William Hammond Wright , an astrophysicist who worked for many years at the Lick Observatory.